WorkPlan_NAEP_ALS_TEL8-2014_Project Schedule_WestEd_May-8-2014_

ID Task Name Resource Names

Duration Start Finish Pred Succ

0 ASDS Project Plan: NAEP ALS TEL 8 2014 392d Tue 7/1/14 Wed 12/30/151 DEVELOPING ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS ON THE ON THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF

EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS FOR TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING LITERACY GRADE 8 in 2014WestEd 392d Tue 7/1/14 Wed 12/30/15

2 CONTRACT AWARD WestEd 1d Tue 7/1/14 Tue 7/1/14 6,33 Task 1: Planning Meeting: Kick‐off meeting @ NAGB in D.C. WestEd 6d Tue 7/8/14 Tue 7/15/14 2 10,114 Attend planning meeting in DC (within 1 week of award) WestEd 1d Tue 7/8/14 Tue 7/8/14 55 Submission of Planning Meeting Summary WestEd 5d Wed 7/9/14 Tue 7/15/14 46 Task 2: PLANNING Document WestEd 23d Wed 7/2/14 Fri 8/1/14 27 Create Planning document WestEd 12d Thu 7/3/14 Fri 7/18/148 Submission of Draft Planning Document to Governing Board (within 30 calendar days of

award)WestEd 13d Wed 7/2/14 Fri 7/18/14 9

9 Submission of Revised Planning Document to Governing Board WestEd 10d Mon 7/21/14 Fri 8/1/14 8 17,1810 Task 3: DESIGN Document Alpine 53d Mon 7/21/14 Wed 10/1/14 311 Create Design document Alpine 12d Mon 7/21/14 Tue 8/5/14 312 Submission of Draft Design Document to Governing Board (within 30 calendar days of

award)WestEd 14d Tue 7/29/14 Fri 8/15/14 13

13 Submission of Revised Design Document to Governing Board WestEd 11d Mon 8/18/14 Mon 9/1/14 12 14,1514 Design document finalized in collaboration with CODSAM Alpine 22d Tue 9/2/14 Wed 10/1/14 1315 Prepare OMB Documentation for Survey Data Collection WestEd 8d Tue 9/2/14 Thu 9/11/14 1316 Task 4: Pilot Standard‐setting Workshops: TEL‐8‐2014‐ALS WestEd 176d Fri 7/11/14 Fri 3/13/1517 Recruit panelists: TEL‐8‐2014‐ALS Achievement Level Setting (ALS) WestEd 108d Wed 10/8/14 Fri 3/6/15 9

18 Submission of draft recruitment plans for TEL‐8‐2014‐ALS panelists WestEd 38d Wed 10/8/14 Sun 11/30/14 9 19

19 Identify potential technology and engineering panelists (initial recruitment effort for both pilot and operational) for TEL‐8‐2014‐ALS

WestEd 11d Mon 12/1/14 Mon 12/15/14 18 20

20 Submit panelist recommendations for TEL‐8‐2014‐ALS to NAGB for approval WestEd 0d Mon 12/15/14 Mon 12/15/14 19 21

21 Completion of TEL‐8‐2014‐ALS panelist recruitment WestEd 20d Tue 12/16/14 Mon 1/12/15 20 2222 Assignment of pilot panelists WestEd 39d Tue 1/13/15 Fri 3/6/15 2123 Site visit and inspection of workshop location WestEd 54d Mon 10/13/14 Thu 12/25/1424 Identify potential sites WestEd 15d Mon 10/13/14 Sat 11/1/14 2525 Conduct site visit WestEd 20d Mon 11/3/14 Fri 11/28/14 24 2626 Site Selection for TEL8‐2014 Standard Setting workshops finalized (with all logistical

arrangements, e.g., Governing Board approval of site and all negotiated contracts in place) for workshops

WestEd 19d Mon 12/1/14 Thu 12/25/14 25

27 Software development (WestEd Interactive for Database & Web Services Development)

WestEd 80d Fri 7/11/14 Thu 10/30/14

28 Prepare requirements WestEd 16d Fri 7/11/14 Fri 8/1/14 2929 Development WestEd 59d Mon 8/4/14 Thu 10/23/14 2830 Complete software development and materials preparation (WestEd Interactive for

Database Dev.)WestEd 60d Fri 8/8/14 Thu 10/30/14

31 Prepare for webinar for pilot WestEd 13d Wed 11/5/14 Fri 11/21/1432 Develop pilot webinar training and briefing materials (Materials drafted for the

distributed ALS)WestEd 8d Wed 11/5/14 Fri 11/14/14 34

33 Pre‐webinar content facilitator training (online) WestEd 0d Mon 11/17/14 Mon 11/17/1434 NAGB review and approval of pilot webinar training and briefing materials WestEd 5d Mon 11/17/14 Fri 11/21/14 32

35 Training materials (webinar) packet sent to panelists WestEd 0d Fri 11/21/14 Fri 11/21/14 37,3836 Confirm logistical arrangements for pilot webinar WestEd 5d Mon 11/17/14 Fri 11/21/1437 Conduct Pilot Webinars (TEL‐8‐2014‐ALS technology and engineering) WestEd 1d Fri 11/21/14 Fri 11/21/14 35

38 Pilot test for the distributed ALS completed WestEd 1d Fri 11/21/14 Fri 11/21/14 3539 Prepare for workshops for pilot WestEd 41d Fri 11/14/14 Fri 1/9/1540 Develop pilot workshop materials WestEd 33d Fri 11/14/14 Tue 12/30/14 4141 NAGB review and approval of pilot training and briefing materials WestEd 8d Wed 12/31/14 Fri 1/9/15 40

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42 Process Facilitator training via WebEx WestEd 10d Tue 11/18/14 Mon 12/1/1443 Conduct Pilot Standard Setting Sessions (TEL‐8‐2014‐ALS) WestEd 5d Mon 2/9/15 Fri 2/13/15 4444 Determine adjustments for operational WestEd 10d Mon 2/16/15 Fri 2/27/15 43 4545 Submisison of Distributed ALS report WestEd 10d Mon 3/2/15 Fri 3/13/15 4446 Task 5: Conduct In‐person standard setting Alpine 214d Tue 7/1/14 Fri 4/24/1547 Recruit panelists for OPERATIONAL ALS WestEd 108d Wed 10/8/14 Fri 3/6/1548 Submission of draft recruitment plans for panelists WestEd 38d Wed 10/8/14 Sun 11/30/14 4949 Identify potential technology and engineering panelists WestEd 11d Mon 12/1/14 Mon 12/15/14 48 5050 Submit panelist recommendations for OPERATIONAL study to NAGB for approval WestEd 0d Mon 12/15/14 Mon 12/15/14 49 51

51 Completion of TEL‐8‐2014‐ALS panelist recruitment WestEd 20d Tue 12/16/14 Mon 1/12/15 50 5252 Assignment of pilot panelists WestEd 39d Tue 1/13/15 Fri 3/6/15 5153 Materials drafted for the in‐person ALS Alpine 10d Thu 12/18/14 Wed 12/31/1454 Third meeting of the TACSS WestEd 10d Mon 1/19/15 Fri 1/30/1555 Materials finalized for the in‐person ALS WestEd 159d Tue 7/1/14 Fri 2/6/15 5656 Pilot of the in‐person ALS completed Alpine 5d Mon 2/9/15 Fri 2/13/15 5557 Materials revised and updated Alpine 1d Fri 2/20/15 Fri 2/20/1558 Quarterly NAGB Board Meeting WestEd 2d Thu 3/5/15 Sat 3/7/1559 In person ALS is held Alpine 30d Mon 3/16/15 Fri 4/24/1560 Operational SS held Alpine 5d Mon 3/16/15 Fri 3/20/15 6161 Initial report to CASDAM Alpine 22d Mon 3/23/15 Tue 4/21/15 6062 Fourth meeting of the TACSS WestEd 8d Mon 4/6/15 Wed 4/15/1563 ALS Report available for NAGB Governing Board WestEd 30d Mon 3/16/15 Fri 4/24/1564 Task 6: Final Reports for Pilot and Operational Achievement Level Standard Setting

WorkshopsWestEd 247d Tue 7/1/14 Wed 6/10/15

65 Operational Process Reports WestEd 197d Tue 7/1/14 Wed 4/1/1566 Process Report on TEL‐8‐2014‐ALS pilot workshop WestEd 25d Mon 11/24/14 Fri 12/26/1467 Submission of draft process report to COR WestEd 20d Mon 11/24/14 Fri 12/19/1468 Receipt of feedback from COR WestEd 0d Fri 12/19/14 Fri 12/19/1469 Submission of final process report to COR WestEd 5d Mon 12/15/14 Fri 12/19/1470 Process Report onTEL‐8‐2014‐ALS operational workshop WestEd 197d Tue 7/1/14 Wed 4/1/1571 Submission of draft process report to COR WestEd 20d Tue 7/1/14 Mon 7/28/14 7272 Receipt of feedback from COR WestEd 0d Mon 7/28/14 Mon 7/28/14 71 7373 Submission of final process report to COR WestEd 5d Thu 3/26/15 Wed 4/1/15 72 7474 Technical Reports Alpine 50d Thu 4/2/15 Wed 6/10/15 7375 TEL‐8‐2014‐ALS Technical Report ‐ Pilot Study Alpine 25d Thu 4/2/15 Wed 5/6/15 79,8076 Submission of draft technical report to COR Alpine 20d Thu 4/2/15 Wed 4/29/15 7777 Receipt of feedback from COR Alpine 0d Wed 4/29/15 Wed 4/29/15 76 7878 Submission of final technical report to COR Alpine 5d Thu 4/30/15 Wed 5/6/15 7779 TEL‐8‐2014‐ALS Technical Report ‐ Operational Study Alpine 25d Thu 5/7/15 Wed 6/10/15 7580 Submission of draft technical report to COR Alpine 20d Thu 5/7/15 Wed 6/3/15 75 8181 Receipt of feedback from COR Alpine 0d Wed 6/3/15 Wed 6/3/15 80 8282 Submission of final technical report to COR Alpine 5d Thu 6/4/15 Wed 6/10/15 8183 Technical Advisory Committee for Standard Setting (TACSS) WestEd 154d Tue 7/1/14 Fri 1/30/1584 Confirm Commitments (or Recruit) TACSS members WestEd 24d Tue 7/1/14 Fri 8/1/14 87,8885 Recruitment of TACSS members (if necessary) WestEd 10d Wed 7/2/14 Tue 7/15/1486 Submission of TACSS member list to Governing Board WestEd 24d Tue 7/1/14 Fri 8/1/1487 TACSS Meetings WestEd 105d Mon 9/8/14 Fri 1/30/15 8488 Submission of TACSS meeting site recommendation to Governing Board WestEd 41d Fri 10/3/14 Sun 11/30/14 8489 TACSS in‐person meeting #1 WestEd 10d Mon 9/8/14 Fri 9/19/1490 TACSS in‐person meeting #2 WestEd 12d Mon 12/8/14 Tue 12/23/1491 TACSS in‐person meeting #3 WestEd 10d Mon 1/19/15 Fri 1/30/1592 Quarterly NAGB Board Meeting WestEd 342d Thu 7/31/14 Sat 11/21/1593 NAGB Meeting #1 ‐ Washington, DC WestEd 2d Thu 7/31/14 Sat 8/2/1494 NAGB Meeting # ‐ Washington, DC WestEd 2d Thu 12/4/14 Sat 12/6/14

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95 NAGB Meeting #3 ‐ Pilot and report to COSDAM must be completed prior to this meeting

WestEd 2d Thu 3/5/15 Sat 3/7/15

96 NAGB Meeting #4 ‐ Approval of cut scores; recommended cut scores due two weeks prior

WestEd 2d Thu 5/14/15 Sat 5/16/15

97 NAGB Meeting #5 ‐ Location ‐ TBD 2d Thu 8/6/15 Sat 8/8/1598 NAGB Meeting #6 ‐ Location ‐ TBD 2d Thu 11/19/15 Sat 11/21/1599 Other Project Tasks: Monthly Deliverables WestEd 363d Mon 8/11/14 Wed 12/30/15

100 Monthly Progress Report DUE (August) WestEd 5d Mon 8/11/14 Fri 8/15/14101 Monthly Invoice DUE (August) WestEd 5d Mon 8/25/14 Fri 8/29/14102 Monthly Progress Report DUE (September) WestEd 5d Tue 9/9/14 Mon 9/15/14103 Monthly Invoice DUE (September) WestEd 5d Wed 9/24/14 Tue 9/30/14104 Monthly Progress Report DUE (October) WestEd 5d Thu 10/9/14 Wed 10/15/14105 Monthly Invoice DUE (October) WestEd 5d Fri 10/24/14 Thu 10/30/14106 Monthly Progress Report DUE (November) WestEd 5d Mon 11/10/14 Fri 11/14/14107 Monthly Invoice DUE (November) WestEd 5d Mon 11/24/14 Fri 11/28/14108 Monthly Progress Report DUE (December) WestEd 5d Tue 12/9/14 Mon 12/15/14109 Monthly Invoice DUE (December) WestEd 5d Wed 12/24/14 Tue 12/30/14110 Monthly Progress Report DUE (January) WestEd 5d Fri 1/9/15 Thu 1/15/15111 Monthly Invoice DUE (January) WestEd 5d Mon 1/26/15 Fri 1/30/15112 Monthly Progress Report DUE (February) WestEd 5d Mon 2/9/15 Fri 2/13/15113 Monthly Invoice DUE (February) WestEd 5d Mon 2/23/15 Fri 2/27/15114 Monthly Progress Report DUE (March) WestEd 5d Mon 3/9/15 Fri 3/13/15115 Monthly Invoice DUE (March) WestEd 5d Tue 3/24/15 Mon 3/30/15116 Monthly Progress Report DUE (April) WestEd 5d Thu 4/9/15 Wed 4/15/15117 Monthly Invoice DUE (April) WestEd 5d Fri 4/24/15 Thu 4/30/15118 Monthly Progress Report DUE (May) WestEd 5d Mon 5/11/15 Fri 5/15/15119 Monthly Invoice DUE (May) WestEd 5d Mon 5/25/15 Fri 5/29/15120 Monthly Progress Report DUE (June) WestEd 5d Tue 6/9/15 Mon 6/15/15121 Monthly Invoice DUE (June) WestEd 5d Wed 6/24/15 Tue 6/30/15122 Monthly Progress Report DUE (July) WestEd 5d Thu 7/9/15 Wed 7/15/15123 Monthly Invoice DUE (July) WestEd 5d Fri 7/24/15 Thu 7/30/15124 Monthly Progress Report DUE (August) WestEd 5d Mon 8/10/15 Fri 8/14/15125 Monthly Invoice DUE (August) WestEd 5d Mon 8/24/15 Fri 8/28/15126 Monthly Progress Report DUE (September) WestEd 5d Wed 9/9/15 Tue 9/15/15127 Monthly Invoice DUE (September) WestEd 5d Thu 9/24/15 Wed 9/30/15128 Monthly Progress Report DUE (October) WestEd 5d Fri 10/9/15 Thu 10/15/15129 Monthly Invoice DUE (October) WestEd 5d Mon 10/26/15 Fri 10/30/15130 Monthly Progress Report DUE (November) WestEd 1d Fri 11/27/15 Fri 11/27/15131 Monthly Invoice DUE (November) WestEd 5d Tue 11/24/15 Mon 11/30/15132 Monthly Progress Report DUE (December) WestEd 5d Wed 12/9/15 Tue 12/15/15133 Monthly Invoice DUE (December) WestEd 5d Thu 12/24/15 Wed 12/30/15

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Documents

WorkPlan_NAEP_ALS_TEL8-2014_Project Schedule_WestEd_May-8-2014_